A website about Chinese football, in English
delves deep into Chinese football culture to bring you the full repertoire of one of its best-known and most respected fan groups, Shanghai Shenhua’s Blue Devils (Lanmo) and its assorted sub-groups. Well-known for their use of Shanghainese dialect… Read More
Runner up in the 2013 Chinese Super League, Shandong Luneng have filled their final foreign player allocation for the season ahead with the capture of defensive midfielder Junior Urso from Coritiba for around 15 million RMB (1.8 million… Read More
The 2014 Chinese Super League will bear the name of a new sponsor in the form of Ping’an Group, after a four-year deal worth 150 million RMB (18 million Euros) per season was agreed with the insurance company…. Read More
Jiangsu Sainty have completed their foreign player transfer activity for the 2014 winter window, signing Brazilian striker Elias from Botafogo. Elias, who turned 27 last week, scored 10 goals in 25 appearances in the Brazilian top flight last… Read More
January 31st (Day 1) Semi-Final: FC Tokyo 1 Sporting Clube Olhanense 1 (Olhanense win 5-6 on penalties) Semi-Final: PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara FC 2 Citizen Cuenca United 2 (Citizen Cuenca United win 4-2 on penalties) Attendance – 12,174… Read More
Changchun Yatai have signed former Guangzhou R&F attacking midfielder Rafael Coelho on a free transfer. The 26-year-old Brazilian spent two years at Yuexiushan and scored a total of 25 goals in 54 games for the Cantonese side. Under Sergio… Read More
Guizhou Renhe 1-0 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super Cup Z. Muslimović 34′ The 2014 Chinese football season got off to a forgettable start on a cold and ‘foggy’ afternoon in Guiyang, as a solitary Muslimović goal saw the CFA… Read More
Xie Feng likely coached his first and last match as Beijing Guoan manager Saturday night as the club is expected to unveil Gregorio Manzano as its new manager in the next few days. The Spaniard Manzano has never… Read More
Asian Champions League Qualifying Beijing Guoan 4-0 Chonburi FC Guerron 1′,11′, Utaka 18′, Shao 89′ Attendance: 21,055 Beijing’s one-two punch of Peter Utaka and Joffre Guerron, combined with the cold weather and nightmarish pollution, were too much for… Read More
Despite temperatures below zero outside, its now spring according to the Chinese calender and that means the start of the football season. This year, things kick off a little early for one Chinese side, Beijing Guoan, as they… Read More
